cross-reactivity
Noun
Meaning
cross-reactivity (countable and uncountable, plural cross-reactivities)
(immunology) The degree to which an antigen is effective against an antibody that was generated against a different antigen
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Examples
In testing for IgG and IgM antibodies there may be cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses which may result in a false positive after recent infections or vaccinations with yellow fever virus or Japanese encephalitis.
Researchers suspect that the cross-reactivity of latex with banana, avocado, kiwifruit, and chestnut occurs because latex proteins are structurally homologous with some other plant proteins.
'''Preclinical studies : ''' Example of tissue cross-reactivity on human tissue microarray * Testing cross-reactivity of antibody : to highlight unwanted interactions (toxicity) of antibodies with previously characterized tissues.